ND in the News: May 2022
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CBS News
Starbucks joins McDonald's in exiting Russia
May 23, 2022
"This was the very best of a series of difficult choices," James O'Rourke, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, said in an email.
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Mendoza College of Business
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Catholic college graduates praised for pandemic resilience
May 22, 2022
When he was announced at Notre Dame, more than 3,300 graduates rose and waved Ukrainian flags in a show of solidarity with a nation under siege. Gudziak, who also is the head of external relations for the worldwide Ukrainian Catholic Church, said the university “has offered a singular response to the Russian invasion and devastation of Ukraine.”
National Catholic Reporter
At 2022 commencement ceremonies, an ecological theme for several Catholic colleges
May 21, 2022
Graduates at the University of Notre Dame also heard remarks from Sharon Lavigne, a Catholic environmental justice advocate and recipient of the school's 2022 Laetare Medal.
The Economist
The price of friendship: China has much to offer African governments, but it also wants much in return
May 20, 2022
Joshua Eisenman of the University of Notre Dame found that, in Ghana, the department had courted the New Patriotic Party (npp) even when it was out of government.
New York Magazine
Black Lives Matter’s National Organization Opens Its Books. What Do They Reveal?
May 20, 2022
“My impression is that they’re trying to clean up the transparency and accountability problems they’ve had, but they still have a lot of work to do,” Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a professor at the University of Notre Dame Law School who specializes in nonprofits, said after reviewing the document.
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Notre Dame Law School
CNN
Deal or no deal, Elon Musk could upend Twitter’s business for a long time
May 19, 2022
“The places which are just cesspools of no content moderation have not taken off,” said Kirsten Martin, a professor of technology ethics at the University of Notre Dame. Thus, there could be conflict between Musk’s stated goal to grow Twitter’s business and his plans for how to handle content moderation.
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Mendoza College of Business
Inside Higher Ed
New Presidents or Provosts: Fitchburg State U, Hampton U, Holy Cross College, Spartanburg Methodist College, Tennessee College of Applied Technology Morristown, U of Arkansas CC Batesville, U of Maryland Eastern Shore, U of Notre Dame, Vermont Law School
May 17, 2022
John T. McGreevy, Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History and former dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed Charles and Jill Fischer Provost there.
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History
The New York Times
After Raising $90 Million in 2020, Black Lives Matter Has $42 Million in Assets
May 17, 2022
“I think they are doing what a lawyer in this situation would advise them to do, which is be as open as you possibly can be and be as accurate as you possibly can be,” said Lloyd Hitoshi Mayer, a law professor at the University of Notre Dame who specializes in nonprofits.
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Notre Dame Law School
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National Catholic Reporter
A Ukrainian academic on sabbatical experiences solidarity at Notre Dame
May 17, 2022
Since January, I have been at the University of Notre Dame for my research project. What distinguishes Notre Dame in the present context is its long friendship with Ukraine.
Religion News Service
With Roe in peril, abortion rights advocates prepare appeals to religious liberty
May 17, 2022
Richard Garnett, director of Notre Dame University’s Program on Church, State and Society, expressed skepticism that religious freedom challenges to abortion restrictions could prevail.
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Notre Dame Law School
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CBS News
McDonald's selling its Russian business
May 16, 2022
"This was the very best of a series of difficult choices," James O'Rourke, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, said in an email.
ND Experts
Mendoza College of Business